droppers

Squeeze-bulb liquid tools

Droppers is the plural of dropper, a small tube with a squeezable rubber bulb at one end, used to dispense liquid in drops: eye droppers, medicine droppers.

In drug contexts, a dropper may refer to someone who delivers or plants contraband.

In computing, a dropper is malware that installs other malicious software onto a system.

dispensing

pipette

Graduated liquid transfer tube

tincture · extract · dosage · administer · aliquot · reagent · vial · phial · titration · essential oil

laboratory

pipette

Graduated liquid transfer tube

beaker · test tube · specimen · chemical · solution · solvent · calibrated · sterile · precise · analytical

liquid

droplet

Tiny liquid sphere

  • dripLiquid falling slowly
  • squeezeFirm bilateral compression
  • oilSlippery viscous fluid

essence · tincture · viscosity · measured · controlled · flow · release · bead · globule · surface tension

medicine

tincture

Herb steeped in alcohol

homeopathy · naturopathy · pharmaceutical · apothecary · pharmacy · serum · insulin · sublingual · herbal · remedy

precision

accuracy

Degree of correctness

controlled · meticulous · careful · deliberate · fine · graduated · microdose · milliliter · specific · dosage

Categories
Opposites
liquid dispensing method

dropperssyringes

Devices for injection

injectors · spray bottles · atomizers · hypodermic needles · pumps

volume precision

dropperspipettes

Liquid-measuring lab tubes

micropipettes · burettes · graduated cylinders

liquid collection vs. dispensing

droppersabsorbers

Things that take in energy

collectors · sponges · wicks · blotters · receptacles

Phrases
Family

dropped, dropper, eyedropper, dropperful

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G